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Toth nber ited , ern' uded per bad ' had It 1 16 Par . anle e - 'clot Os; ! ,1 itt Ilenc bill; )IOY lios ° such e tile so's/ beep f tbe s6 vertr ;.toe ti). rota' that this ct of Igi' b a d to was 1) ! I joir wing goo. 01' o intf .por t Idtr ~~ 3 ~ . V {us r o use 411 0 frof l3 itt • be e ' 11 Elie t file it 001'. e dief dli6; 'u , 0 y tt "' he decisive as to their Legality: So there was no re medy agai nst t h ese recognizances now to be ex pected from the Court o f Ki ng ' s B enc h . Wh at !nabled Government to get these recognizances b ut the Suspension Act of last year There was thi s ,material difference between recognizances, obtained during a Suspension of the Habeas Cor pus, -and t h ose which might be given at any other tune---that during the Suspension Government cou ld remand to pr i son, unless the recognizance teas entered into. The intention of the Bill to r epeal the 'S uspension, was to undo, as much as poSsibl e, what had been done by the Suspension ; and with this view the clauses seemed absolutely beeessary. rx l'rr's Lis SO LICITOR-GEINFR A L said, he must again wide dissunt from t he opinions of his v • auh Learned Friend (Mr. B roug h am ), %rho 7' P+lt the case on the recognizances havin g fo e n v ol curably entervd into, and said that there - th r ` the Court of Icing's Bench must pronounce 15,f0e;Inlvt(Itlit)ee le rifler or gal: So far from this, the question reeognizances were given, whether not, would not 'oe taken .into con ti(leerat•i9n by the Coml. 1 - he COurt would de latt s t 7 lel Y upon the pOwer of the Magistrate to ut recognizance, and not upon the mode th \l hich the recognizance was given. The au :r ft of the Magistrate, and not the disposition Te 2 eel ing of the person entering info the recog res"icie!, Was that upon which the Court would 'tttaisi"dgaient. The Court of King's Bench it n o t s'iy a recognizance was legal, because taxi) vo luntarily .given ; and that being volun pYgi'ven, the person who chose to give it was p e t , ; rili llert to a remedy. • The repeal of the Sus the ten Act had no more to do in'this House with t• e i: e g al ity of the recognizances than the volun tiir;dess or involuntariness of the act of granting (; )-Inwo uhl have to do with their legality in the • ) urt of King's Bench. L e Sir SAMUE L Ronteev said, that 1):s Hon. and . „ arti ed Friend, the Solicitor-General, wished to e res eut that his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. I gharn). had shifted his ground when he at gned l at the recognizances were voluntary ; but that it4ise firld(''ts the case, for his Honourable and Learned (Mr. Brougham) -all along rested on their • IleiNg voluuarily granted ~heATTOßNEY-GE.NERAL repeated that lie would ti i t y e before now discharged all the recognizances, 4 !te not that by s o d o i ng, a f ter w h a t had been 441 by the persons bound in them, it would have .. te med that by discharging them he wished to the discussion of their legality. ii, l T r E W :BtranouGns said that no good reason Hatt ce ll assigned for rejecting the proposed th B t e s• It was no light thing that recognizances 4 4 . 1 4 " be kept hanging over the heads of those . X - I ) , " "uate persons. He therefore hoped that his 41 , - ",.'e Friend would take the sense of the House 1.) • ' k‘..1(1 F OLICESTO . NE said, if the Attorney-Gene tiiat -ould only say that be would mote in Court 1 11 ,? r ecognizances should be discharged, pro- Patties were willing, he had no disposi puss the clauses upon the House. • The A., si, Tor tNE y.G E , ;NERA L s a id, he would have Wer e , --C " a motion long ago, but that the patties :esn ived to take their legal objection. tt h1(7, 1 1 04 -xesTotrs then withdrew his . clauses, * e till was read a third time and passed. , I TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. • A ea" I c OLKESTONE called-the attention of the fro„; N-`( 9 at Petition which he held in 'his •hand o' tr c u nt of the persons who had appeared . before Th e. I, i tt n of King's Bench on his recognizance, aHittetition complained of cruelties . commute( r tue Petitioner in his arrest and' confim . . bl,,:lhe Motion of th e Noble Lord, the petition was brought 1tii;,,, 14 "le Clerk proceeded to read it: It proved to be from iunned Francis Ward, of Nottingham, and stated -at I Vlte,,." . „"th the circumstances of .hisarrest and inaprisonnien • 4 Clerk.had read a great part of it, and had come the ge 41 which the bed' and bed-clohes assigned to t I . ()ht.). hart a strong. sulphurous ""E"' nt 4 1 , u j i P ' t nab: kA I'ON'E said; the petition was so very longand ~)te in its tit tails that it might occopy too much of file House. He would therefore propose tha l t d the i ttar,l4l'llould lie upon the Taliie, as the. House . wou he •~tt judge at the nature of the grievances which firmed Nly of the ~tstid,::MORNE rose to order.' Ue apprehended it was Iv "the Hous e Cu h ear a Petition-read through, provided tsi . ,„ * ,•'„ s ,uch - as the Noose would allow to lie upon its tattle, .The Petition was begun tolie read. stf 0 1-4( ,"EISTONE said he only wished to save the tine 4,n„ L i . C. !lieu resumed reading, but the House manifested floe ati.er Only was read, which was for ti..(ffft,t 1;.le House might deem proper. , tltie Petition should lie on the table, *Li d ; said that this - was only One Of many instances con, e to his Cnou ledge - evineing a system of cruelty . • Stat e Pris oners, the I,:gt year; he would re n'l(l that im futtive day an inquiry should be moved ' y to • .t C '• LEREAGH hoped that notice would be given Tc uti t i ;) fo r suzli an inquirs'. I,,,iiiiejetition was then orderedto lie on the table, and to be , • -t %) 1 ..KE5'1'07.7,E presented another Petition from . Of Notti ng h am , sta ti ng that. k . Ward-, the c, ;i 7ut from whom the LISA Pt tition came, was a man of good 4 i• tied pr•ryiuri the H o use t o aftsord him such chef as te 'l Wisdom they cuptit think proper.—Read and o rd e red . ory h e Table, and to he printed. () Lel' OLKESTONE gave notire,that no this day se'nnight jtu.ould move that these Petitions he taken into considera .. •. sco - ren BOROUGH REFORM. ha q r l A • HANIIIXON gave notice that on the 12th of Feb tAif el utra - of the l'e would ii.ve for cerrain papers relative to the inter- Borough of Nlotitrose. i CLIMBING BOYS. ‘, • .. t ",• Br.I\ZNET present e d a p e ti t i on f rom t h e par i sh of S t. . 4 '''ew, Holborn, against employiag climbing boys. IRISH GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT. ' m ' 11,i . "'• V. FITZGERALD, accordin g to his notic e , move d t o );'"g in a Bill to at peed th e o p eta tiou of the Grand Jury • rNuninent Act of last Session. He supported this motion . ; 1 . '1 ,. 4 ,Deee1 l of some knot!), in which he staled that surveyors ; 41 'd not lie obtained, '' quitlifird in terms of the Act, and that 1 :'! tim e of presentment was inconvenient, the spring Assizes Yui, .- • ?titsN f i tter tor the purpose than the summer Assizes. • .• for --,, t .d that th • result of laborious . 4 ,•,. ..., , .. It,ret t L ,'',l•cli littrin); two Sessions, and a result which had obtained ie unanimous approbation of the House, should be thus 1' 11s 1 ) •11 , led. lie would be candid enough, as on all occasions • - t ' wished to be candid, to adroit the difficulty of gettiog i'lfreyors • bill' he would ask whether any pains had been 5'441.1 . * • . ? ,- ' i, t .o get Itient He would not, however, object to the spensiou, it ;low her measure was to he prepared to re- II; • o‘e the objections now urged ; if not, he must Colainaill 0 l h , 1 ,I t. "is s of till their labours. He hoped that the Hon. Gen .. "'"an had not relaxed in his zeal, and that the Irish Go- Vernmeot had not thrown obstructions in the way of the Act.. 7,ndAir. FITZGERALD explained. He thoug,ht it more manly _letnoire.candid to come forward himself, to withdraw an which h e had introduced, when he saw it to be itoprac ti,cr.ble, than to leave it in a state of useless existence, oi• to 'N'•:o,:ge others to call for its suspension. He trusted that do v , " In ''' "f the nottse woold suspect the sincerity of his m0',4,6. ' ,4, 6. I; it should be in his power, he would bring forwai'd anothef measure that ivon!cl not be liable to the same objec tions. . . _ Mr. PEEL said, he had understood the Honourable Gen tleman opposite to have called in question, first, the disposi tion of the Gentleman who had introduced the Act, and next the disposition of the Irish Government to early it into effect. It was impossible to deny that the act had met with much op position. Surveyors were to be appointed, one to each county, some at a salary of 3001. or 4001. and some at 600/. It was obvious that the utility of those surveyors depended on the confidence placed in them. The Act empowered the Lord Lieutenant to appoint three Commissioners. It was anxiously wished that these CommissiOners should be persons uncon nected with the Government. Mr. Telford, M ajar Taylor, and Mr. Johnson, were the three Commissionets. His only instructions to theta were to judge of the competence of can didates, and to report thirty-two individuals whom they should find qualified. The only observation he had added was, that local connexions . and local recom mendations should not be relied on. The Commis sioners continued to devote nine holm of every day for se veral weeks to this business. Not fewer than 95 candivates presented themselves, sonic of them men of great profes sional abilities. Yet the Board found none who possessed the necessary experience and practical knowledge, and therefore. granted no certificate. The Act was altogether delusive. It only gate the Government of Ireland the patronage of so many places. This lie had no hesitation now to mention, as the Act was to be suspended. The suspetthion was only till the termination of the Session. Mr. ABERCROMBY explained. Sir HENRY PARNELL tfiought the difficulty of obtaining Surveyors not a sufficient reason fur suspending the, Act. The Hon. Gentleman ought rather to have suspended his de cision for some time. Be deprecated a recurrence to theenor moos expenditure to which counties had been exposed. , -- The Act now proposed to be suspended was founded on the principle of controul over this expenditure, and of inquiry into its propriety. He trusted this principle was not to be abandoned. The Hon. Baronet concluded by referring to the discontent produced universally in Ireland, by the enor- MOUS sums of money expended upon the presentments of Grand Juries, and earnestly hoped that some other Bill would be introduced during the present Session, because, if longer delayed, he feared it would be impossible to bring the House again to the same. temper, which had happily prevailed upon this important subject, whets the Bill which it was now pro posed to suspend received the approbation of Parliament. • • Leave was given to firing in the 11111 for suspending its operatio❑ till the next Session of Parliament. MO UON FOR ADJOURNMENT. Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that...being about to move tioit this House, at its rising, do ad journ till Saturday, he felt it necessary to state, that the Royal Assent being- obtained to-morrow to the Bill that had just passed, it might he pre sented to the House on that day ; and if on Monday, as he had every reason to believe would be the case, a communic:4tion should be made from the Crown on the actual situation of the Country, he intended to propose that the usual proceedings upon them should take place imme diately. BANK RESTRICTION ACT. Mr. GRENFELL said he wished to ask a ques tion or two of the Right Hot,. Gentlemen oppo site, the solution of which was of very consider able importance to the public at large. He allud ed first to the resumption of Cash Payments by the Bank, which, according to law, was to take place on the sth of July next. Although, after the declarations that had been made, no dOobt ought to exist on the subject, yet there did exist considerable doubt and apprehension in the pub lic mind, and particularly among that class called the monied interest." It must, however, appear extremely d!sirable that no doubt should remain for a moment longer than it conld be put an end to by his Majesty's Government. There was no person who knew what was going on, but knew that great speculations and gambling transactions were daily practiced ; while those who were in the secret as to what was intended - had consider. able advantage over those who were not. He therefore wished to ask, whether any thing had occurred, or was likely to occur, that, in the judgement of Ministers, might prevent the Batik from resuming the payments on the sth of July next ? He had also another question to put on a similar subject. The House were aware that there were t‘vo Loans due from the Public to the Bank; one of - 3,000,0001. granted without in west, and another of 6,000,0001. with interest of 4 per cent. 'and which would be due on the sth of April. Certainly the latter might be continued if the Public and the Bank consent ; but the Bank had taken s i re to secure to itself the undisturbed possession of the balances of till the public ac counts. Now it 'Should be kept in recollection, that the deposits for the last twelve years had,"on the average, never been under the very geetit sum of 11,000,000/. ; being 2,000,0001. more thin the aggregate amount of both these there ! . fore thought it would he extremely advantageous for Government to remain unfettered with respect to the balances in the hands Of the Bank ; and he hoped that some arrangement would be made for the discharge of these loanss,"or putting them on a better tooting. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCREQUER.—" With respect to the first question of the Hon. Gentle man. 1 am ready to give art answer at ()lice, so positive and explicit, as to prevent the possibi lity of its being mistaken. It is, that I have the strongest grouuds for believing that the Bank has made the most ample preparations for restjm ing its payments in cash at the period fixed by Parliament ; and alSo, that I know of nothing in the intermit state of the 'country, or in its political relations with foreign poWers, that is likely to render it expedient to continue the restriction.— But there is nevertheless reason to believe, that some financial arrangements ar.e,likely to be adopt ed by foreign powers; of so extraordinary a na ture, that it may_probably become necessary to bring the subject of the restriction under the coo si-deration of Parliament, with a view of conti nuing it so long as the immediate effects. of those arrangements may he in operation, but no longer. But I beg to repeat, that the Bank is fully pre pared to resume its payments at the time in ques tion, unless those transactions abroad, to which 1 have alluded, should render a farther temporary restriction indispeusible. With respect to the second question of the Hon. Gentleman as to the advances made by the Bank, it is- in contempla tion to make provision for paying off the Loan that bears an interest of'4 per cent. But as the other sum has been placed in our hands rather as a gift than as a loan, the Hon. Gentleman, I should think, must be of opinion that it would not be ties it able to pitt an end to that, without obtaining an accommodation in some other way." Mr. TIERNEY understood from the Right Hon. Gentleman that tke Mink 'was in a situation to pay in cash-. Did this mean the whole amount of its notes outstanding ? But whether or not, he understood also that there was something going on with Foreign Powers that rendered it not impro bable-that a further restriction might take place. —He could not conceive how tiny man, in the same number of words, could hare left the thing more completely in the dark. • For his own part, lie thought the fact was nothing else than this : that certain persons were very much inclined to con tinue the restriction ; but as they had 110 excuse at home they weie driven abroad for one, and hoped they might find something there that would an swer their purpose. He was quite sure, however, that this explanation, instead of removing the in convenience arising front speculations, would have the effect of setting every man's mind afloat for the arrival of foreign mails and the course of ex change. This was what the Right Hon. Gen tleman had done by his explanation. to-night The subject of re-payment was always an unplea sant one, and in - this . case, no doubt, it Would be avoided as long as possible. As to the loan of 6,000,0001. we were also left totally in the dark about that ; but on the former.subject he did not think the Hight Hon. Gentleman would have he sitated a moment in putting it beyond all manner of doubt. The last time he (Mr,. T.) addressed the Howe upon it, he was ridiculed, and accused of being even wilfully wrong, for that the Bank not only intended to pay, but were then actually paying. Now, however, we were left ten times more in the dark than ever, and it must be clearly seen that the Chancellor of the Exchequer of this Kingdom had not one distinct idea upon the sub ject. The question for the adjournment till Saturday was then carried. MIL HONE. Mr. W. Smtrtt, in consequence of the state of the House, put off his motion respecting the mo ney paid by Mr. Hone for copies of the informa tions filed against him by the Attorney-General till Tuesday next. _ _ The CuANcELLon of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the House should resolve itselt into a Com mittee of Supply on Saturday next, and that the speech of the Lords Commissioners be reterred to the said Committee.:7---Ordered: The Irish Grand Jury Presentment Repeal Bill was brought in, read a first and second time, and ordered to be committed on Saturday. MARQUIS OF HASTINGS! The SPEAKER informed the House that he had received a letter from the Marquis of Hastings, dated the 6th of February, acknowledging the letter of the late Speaker , . which conveyed to him the thanks of that House, for his successful admi nistration of the Nepaul war. The Noble Margais disclaimed every pretension to so exalted an ho nour, except an earnest anxiety to maintain the British interests in India, and to uphold those mi litary trophies which had been previously acquired by his country Men in that distant quarter of the empire. He could not tail, however, to recognize 'in the vote of .the Holm that liberal policy which always induced them to favour with their appro bation the indications of any zeal, however hum ble.- He should carefully transmit the thanks of the House to Genera) Ouchterlony, and the other Officers engaged in the Nepaul war, who, al though they could not set a greater value than himself, would undoubtedly estimate at a proper value, the reward conferred upon their exertions. —Adjourned tiWSattit day. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, .Lt 7:. 29. WILLIAM ASHFORD v. AsnAtitim THORNTON, IN AN APPEAL 0F MURDER, The prisoner was put to the.bar at 9 o'clock, a, more than usual concourse of spectators beitr'as sembled. At half-past 10 - Messrs. CLARKS, GUR NEY, RICHARDSON, an CHITTY, on behalf of the appellor, and Alessrs. READER, REVNIuLDS, and TINDAEL (the litre'. for the first time), for the appellee, took their seats as usual. The whole Court soon after entered, Mr. .Justice•BAYLEY hiving previously sat to take motions or . course. ,Lord ELLENBoROUGH called •ipott Mr. CLAaKr, Who said, that the appellnr, William Ashford, was jot Court, and was prepared to put in his ausv‘er to the replication of .the,appellee. The following' demurrer was then handed by William Ashford to Mr. Le'Blanc, Master on the Plea ink of the Court tk. ~IN THE HING'S.BENCH. • Thursday next, After I 5 Jays of St. Hitary, in the 58th, &.c. WILLIAM , AsEIFoIID .V, ABRAHAM THORN And the said William Asliford saith, &c. that tht said re plicatitm'of the said Altr4hitinjhortnon to the coonterplea of him, the said William Ashford, is wholly instaeient in law in allow him. the said . AbrAnam Thornton, to wage his battle with hint, the said ‘Villiam Ashford; and that he, the sail William Ashford, is not bound by the law of the land to answer the same rtplieation and this he is able and ready to verify whenever the Court. shall think (it, &c: And there, forethe said William Ashford prays jiudiiment, and that the said Abraham Thornton may not he permitted to wage battle in this behalf with him, the said William Ashford. - WILUAM V, ASHFORD. Mr. READER—My Lord, on the part Of the de fernlant, we join issue on this demarrer. Mr. CLARKE--I will take the liberty of troubling; your Lordships to appoint a tone for the'argunient of this demurrer. • LOH ELLENB6ROUGH — Have you anv intima tion to make' as to what time you would - egree to on both sides. Mr. CLARKE—The earlier the better, if your I . 4ordship pleases.• Mr. READER'--We ought to consult the conve nience of the Court, rather,than our own. Mr. CLARKE—I am not consulting my own con venience at all. Mr. READEII-1 know that, but I am merely stating to his Lordship that the convenience or the Court should rather be considered. Lord ELLENBOROOGII—It wilt be on the Civil side. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Ycs, certainly. Mr. CLARKE—My Lord, on Tuesday next we sludl be quite ready. Lord ELLENBoaouou—Stay ; it is suggested to me by my brothers that Tuesday next is the great bail-day, and one of the Judges will be taken up a considerable time in the Bail Court ; therefore, perhaps, that. will not be quite so convenient. Mr. CLARKS—Then, it'your Lordship pleases, perhaps Friday would suit Mr. READER—To-morrow week. Mr. Tindall will agree With os, and he says he can have no ob jection to to-morrow week. Lord ELLENBOR9UGH — Then to-morrow week, Friday, theZth of February., Mr. -READER..--I presume, my Lord, if it be bro►tght on as it is now, it will not get regularly two the paper. Lord ELLENBOROUGH.;--We shall call it on first. Mr. READER-1 think your Lordship should be furnished with copies of the proceedirs on both sides ; and it is understood you should have im mediate copies. Lord ELLENBOROUGH—Yon say immediate copies : it is necessary we should have them as soon as possible, certainly. Mr. READER-You shall have them, my Lord, in the course of 'the day I hope, or to-morrow at furthest. Lord ELLENBOROUGH-Then on Friday, Feb. 6. Mr. READER—When the parties must of course attend. Lord ELLENBOROUGH—CCrtairiIy. Mr. CLARKS—I understand, my Lord, that the parties are not entitled to copies of the proceed. ings on the other side. It your Lordship would be good enough to request them to be taken, it would be as well, otherwise we shall not be able to give them. Mr. READER-1 Will, of course, gladly assist them with copies of my proceedings. , Mr. Justice BAY-LEY--Vou can arrange that very well between ourselves. Mr. READER—TIaey will have no difficulty on, our part. • Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Yon will I) and to them a copy of your replication, receiving a copy of their counter-plea. ELLENBOROUGH—As the joinder in de . - - murrur is at present only ore terms, it had better be engrossed. The appellee now handed in a piper, the con tents of wiiich, when read by Mr.' Le Blanc, ap peared to he as follow : • " And the said A!traliam Thornton saith, that the said re plication to the said counter-plea, in manner and form as above pleaded, aid the several matters therein contained, are sufficient in law fur him to be admitted to wage battle with the said William Ashford, which said replication he is ready to verify and prove, as the Court shill direct. Where fore he prays judgment that he may be permitted to wage battle with him the said William Ashford." The rejoinder on demurrer was now fixed for argument on Friday, the 6th of February. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr: SCARLETT moved for a Rule to spew eatve why a Criminal Information should not be filed against the Editor and Printer of The Brighton Herald, on the ground of having published in his Paper, on the Bth of November last, ,certain ob servations during the late proceedings, before a Coroner's Inquest held upon the body of a con stable who was killed in the disturbances at Brigh ton, on the 51t of November last, tending, as was alleged, to Produce an improper impression upon the minds of the Jury, aid influencing them to . find a verdict of Wilful Murder against the persons supposed to be implicated in the me lancholy tran s actions of that day. The Learned Counsel produced affidavits in support of Ole mo tion, and contended, that although be did not mean to impute any improper motives to the_Edi 7 tor, yet that his .publication was such as was grievously injurious to the character of the appli cant, and therefore amenable to this process. Lord ELLENsoaouGn said, that the Court hall on many occasions held that it was improper to print and publish any observations which might have a tendeney.-t-o--i-uflnenct:! the minds or .Inry, upon to itlininisier ju , ,tice in criminal eases, .and pronounce their verdict upon the evidence and circumstances to be impartially submitted to their consideration. In the snirit of those deci sions, and as they had not the effect of producing forbearance which ought to be observed in criminal cases, the Cow t lit it to be their 'duty to grant the rule in question. Rule to spew cause granted. -: MEETING Al' THE MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday' a ninneroin Meeting took place at the Egyptian Hall, Mansion-house, for the "ma pose of forming a Society for the distlibtition of Bibles amongst Merchants' Seam'en. The Loan MAYOR in .the Chair; who stated the purpose_ for which they were assembled. Adiniral.Lord GAMBLER _addressed the Meetin upOn the Resolution for forming tile Society. Mr. JOHN MORNTON liVcouded the Resobition, the object of viltich was to serve 120,000 .•Pt our uninstructed countrymen. It was admitted by the Committee, who met every day to remedy the grievances existing among beamen, that the present state of poverty to which they were I,e -dueed teas the result of that system or protligirey which invariably was consequent upon a neglected moral education. 111 r. J. STEPHEN congratulated the Lord Mayor upon being in a manner the patron of this Insti tution, originating as it did in the present May oralty. Never was there a nation more indebted to her seamen than this, and never was there IA generation of Englishmen more indebted to them than .the present. There was nothing, he con tended, in the character of the sailor, opposite to religious feeling. 1-le constantly saw the wonders of the deep, where danger was the most itroni, neat, and deliverance the most miraculous,. Infi delity was not a part of his character : he was more liable to-superstition ; and from the neglect. of his mind,, was in the habit of calling that fate which was the effect of .direction. Mr. WILBERFORCE said, that if the eyes of the nation were turned from the sea to the land ser vice, it. was because the members of the former had already cleared the ocean of the enemies of their country, and had of course left oppartuni ties to the army of sheaving similar prowess upon their element. lie described the seamen as thrown 'llion' the wide world with Proridence for thcii guide, and with their country for a debtor for its glory and .existence. They were exposed to all manner of vice in distant countries, and associat ed With the common refuse of mankind ;, lint' if they were to be exposed to foreign venom, they should be furnished with an antidote within, by which its influence - might be counteracted. 'Chat man was little acquainted with. human life who supposed that the careless spirit of a seaman should be preserved in order to make hint fight. True courage Was not built upon so dirasy a foun- dation. The resolutions were carried unanimously, at•sr which the meeting separated. . '